Student views How do our students view learning? How do they see their future, and define success? Is school meeting their expectations? Which subjects do they like or dislike – and why? What helps them to learn? What makes a good teacher?
Digital stories Red Beach School leaders and students tell how they created a vision for their school. Coley Street School students talk about the vision and values that make their school a great learning community. Takapuna Grammar School staff and students explain how they have put their school vision into practice. Orewa College staff and students look towards enriched and responsible citizenship East Taieri School learn and grow together
KICK STARTS Key Competencies - The journey begins. A resource kit published by NZCER
KEY COMPETENCIES EXPLORATORY STUDIES 2006 Normal Schools' case studies Sally Boyd and Verena Watson from NZCER report on their research findings from the normal schools’
key competencies exploration during 2006.
LEARNING AREAS Summaries of the development of the various aspects of the draft New Zealand curriculum, and links to key background documents and archives.
References to the papers written to support the development of the draft New Zealand Curriculum - organised in learning areas and alphabetically.
A framework for discussion booklet designed to assist schools in generating discussion regarding the draft New Zealand
curriculum, their school curriculum, and exploring new directions.
WORKING WITH SCHOOL COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES, WHANAU Introduction and links to Team-Up web site:
Primary/intermediate – About school: What do they learn?
Secondary – About school: What do they learn?
KEY PAPERS AND RESOURCES
LEADERSHIP HUI AUCKLAND, JUNE 14, 2007
LEADERSHIP meeting WELLINGTON, AUGUST 30th, 2007
Curriculum Project home page
Use these resources to spark discussions in staffrooms, schools and communities.
VISION, PRINCIPLES AND VALUES
Thoughts on what students need to learn at school: summary for discussion purposes. Paper prepared for Ministry of Education by Melissa Brewerton (2004, October)
Student views How do our students view learning? How do they see their future, and define success? Is school meeting their expectations? Which subjects do they like or dislike – and why? What helps them to learn? What makes a good teacher?
Knowledge, the disciplines and learning in the digital age – Dr Jane Gilbert (Macromedia Breeze presentation)
Digital stories
Red Beach School leaders and students tell how they created a vision for their school.
Coley Street School students talk about the vision and values that make their school a great learning community.
Takapuna Grammar School staff and students explain how they have put their school vision into practice.
Orewa College staff and students look towards enriched and responsible citizenship
East Taieri School learn and grow together
Leadspace digital stories
Values
The values literature review, background and rationale
Recommended statement for Values in The NZ curriculum August 2005 - examples of values clusters
KEY COMPETENCIES
The Nature of key competencies A background paper written by Rosemary Hipkins, NZCER.
What might it take to implement the key competencies - some issues to consider featuring Rose Hipkins in a 30 minute video with slide presentation.
Documenting learning of the key competencies: What are the issues? (PDF 726KB)
KICK STARTS Key Competencies - The journey begins. A resource kit published by NZCER
KEY COMPETENCIES EXPLORATORY STUDIES 2006
Normal Schools' case studies Sally Boyd and Verena Watson from NZCER report on their research findings from the normal schools’
key competencies exploration during 2006.
Springlands School’s report on the key competencies exploratory studies (Macromedia Breeze presentation)
Kaikoura School’s report on the key competencies exploratory studies (Macromedia Breeze presentation)
Dimensions of strength for key competencies A paper by Margaret Carr, Waikato University.
LEARNING AREAS
Summaries of the development of the various aspects of the draft New Zealand curriculum, and links to key background documents and archives.
References to the papers written to support the development of the draft New Zealand Curriculum - organised in learning areas and alphabetically.
SCHOOL CURRICULUM DESIGN
School Curriculum Design - paper by Rachel Bolstad.
Leadspace digital stories
A framework for discussion booklet designed to assist schools in generating discussion regarding the draft New Zealand
curriculum, their school curriculum, and exploring new directions.
WORKING WITH SCHOOL COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES, WHANAU
Introduction and links to Team-Up web site:
Primary/intermediate – About school: What do they learn?
Secondary – About school: What do they learn?